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Letters Patent No. 63,370, dated April 2, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, DANIEL A. DENISON, of Troy, in the county ofOakland, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Farm Gates; and I do hereby delare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is asection on the line at 2:,fig. 2.

Figure 2 is a side elevation; and

Figure 3 is a vertical section on the line y y.

In all the figures the same letters are employed in the indication ofidentical parts.

The following description will enable one skilled in' the art toconstruct and apply my improvement.

A and A are sliding gates, formed of longitudinally arranged parallelboards, sliding between double parallel posts, B B, of which there aretwo sets for each gate, placed at such distance apart that the gatesshall always he retained in a horizontal position, resting upon rollers,13, placed between the posts B, and turning freely upon journals.Blocks, B are placed between the posts and between the two lower boards,so as to prevent the gates being thrown up by any unusual Weight uponthe outer ends of the gates.

When the gates are'closed they are fastened by double hooks, C, theshank, C, of which passes through the end of one of the gates, and thehooks are extended on each side of the gate-frame so as to fasten intoeyes, D, also placed on both sides of the opposite gate. As the hooksare formed in one piece it follows that they can be operatedindifferently from either side of the gate. It is obvious that the sameprinciple of construction may be applied to .a single gate andstationary gate post. i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. a gate latch formed by duplicate hooks C, attached to a common shank,C, operating simultaneously on both sides of the gate, substantially asset forth.

2. The combinationof the sliding gates A A, double posts B, rollers B,latch O, and eyes D, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereofl have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL A. DENISON. Witnesses: v

T. RILEY.DENISON, ANNIE M. BEMENT.

